tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post8871425363383709533..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Resolved: the 21st century will belong to ChinaSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-9342262069865345362012-08-06T15:08:03.741-04:002012-08-06T15:08:03.741-04:00China should have made greater economic integratio...China should have made greater economic integration their top priority in Asia and with their trading partners, if their ultimate goal is to dethrone the United States. As long as the US dollar remains the reserve currency of the world, we will always be at the top of the food chain economically. The Chinese Leadership (CCP) does not understand the United States, it's strength and Luke Nguyennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-71794992149559895812012-07-28T17:17:35.506-04:002012-07-28T17:17:35.506-04:00The Economist ran an article some years back about...The Economist ran an article some years back about there being roughly 9 Chinese girls for every 10 Chinese boys, entitled '6.3 brides for Seven Brothers.'moosehttp://twitter.com/moosequotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-4246387282057664992012-07-24T23:33:15.643-04:002012-07-24T23:33:15.643-04:00And following such a system it is NECESSARY that t...And following such a system it is NECESSARY that the elite so far as it is mediated by education in these countries will have a higher mean IQ than the American or Canadian elite and that therefore these countries will surpass the US and Canada in every way.MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-28973164972006131752012-07-24T23:30:56.992-04:002012-07-24T23:30:56.992-04:00Your'e right Yan. In China and THE ENTIRE REST...Your'e right Yan. In China and THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD except Canada OBJECTIVE CUMMULATIVE EXAMS determine who is admitted and who is rejected. Most of America's very smartest do get into good schools, but most of the elite schools admits are pushy but fuckers.MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-28083953513210239442012-07-24T23:29:15.101-04:002012-07-24T23:29:15.101-04:00The very idea that the US, a multiethnic New World...The very idea that the US, a multiethnic New World country, could work is ridiculous. Latin America and the US are on trajectories such that they will meet in 50 y.MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1029481052900262102012-07-24T23:26:20.275-04:002012-07-24T23:26:20.275-04:00US colleges don't give a damn what your SAT sc...US colleges don't give a damn what your SAT scores are if you've got some Ds or Fs from your shitty public high school. America is shit. America is run by shit. The same goes for Canada which has no college entrance exams.MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-65598090934198074362012-07-23T23:49:09.125-04:002012-07-23T23:49:09.125-04:00Oh yes. Absolutely. I wonder if Americans who'...Oh yes. Absolutely. I wonder if Americans who've moved to China will do well or even better than they have already. <br /><br />...But what's happened to Japan?<br /><br />The euro is ruining Europe and the US will go the way of Latin America, a small rich elite and no middle class.<br /><br />Australia and New Zealand should do well.MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23915978256505494612012-07-21T02:14:07.201-04:002012-07-21T02:14:07.201-04:00Colleges give de facto bonuses to blacks for being...Colleges give de facto bonuses to blacks for being black and de facto penalties to Asians for being Asian. Being Asian was found to be equivalent to a 280 point advantage on the SAT vis a vis being black. Espenshade and Chung, 2005.Miley Cyraxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-47765045854842493242012-07-20T13:31:46.573-04:002012-07-20T13:31:46.573-04:00Well, keep in mind that China was approaching the ...Well, keep in mind that China was approaching the nadir of its power during Galton's lifetime... and this did have something to do with the impractical subject matter of the imperial exams, and resulting misdirection of human capital.Christopher Changhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=723726480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-15297089824612412582012-07-20T12:53:41.603-04:002012-07-20T12:53:41.603-04:00Great read, thanks.
I've never been able to...Great read, thanks. <br /><br /><br />I've never been able to figure out why Galton seemed to show no interest in the Confucian exam system. He seemed to do most of his psychometrics work late in the 19th century, yet the Confucian exam continued until 1905:<br /><br /><br />"After the Boxer Uprising, the government drew up plans to reform, then abolish the exams. On 2 September 1905 theLaurentMelchiorTelliernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-46712482227306972942012-07-20T00:50:53.167-04:002012-07-20T00:50:53.167-04:00I think the choice of debate topic set the wrong t...I think the choice of debate topic set the wrong tone. China advancing is good for everybody, because it's a large nation full of productive and creative people. High-g, as they say around these parts. Who cares to whom the century "belongs"?Stephen Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39290720633428929262012-07-19T21:44:17.110-04:002012-07-19T21:44:17.110-04:00All of this is extremely interesting. I'd kno...All of this is extremely interesting. I'd known that the concept of a meritocratic civil service in Europe had come from China, but I'd never dreamed that university exams such as the Tripos or the French Grandes Ecoles might have similar origins.RKU1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-3781096139075106862012-07-19T20:26:50.131-04:002012-07-19T20:26:50.131-04:00If you went back ten years, you would say the same...If you went back ten years, you would say the same about Japanese manufacturers and TV. Sony and Mishibishi were the gold standards of the best TVs. Who is this little firm in Korea named Samsung that make copycat products.reservoir_dogsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-17688213539512604642012-07-19T19:51:31.743-04:002012-07-19T19:51:31.743-04:00PS I just checked the paper cited in the earlier p...PS I just checked the paper cited in the earlier post <br />http://infoproc.blogspot.dk/2010/10/les-grandes-ecoles-chinois.html<br /><br />http://www.jstor.org/stable/2717830?seq=37<br /><br /><br /><br />There it is claimed that Europeans became aware of the Chinese examination system as early as the 16th and 17th centuries, and systematic written examinations did not appear in Europe until the steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-4248283649971987972012-07-19T19:28:59.879-04:002012-07-19T19:28:59.879-04:00Galton was well aware of competitive exams as a fi...Galton was well aware of competitive exams as a filter for talent. He had a nervous breakdown preparing for the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos examination. University positions in maths were primarily awarded to Wranglers (winners) of these competitions. <br /><br />http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2009/07/wranglers.html<br /><br />But I think the use of exams more broadly in England did not arrive steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-40995178803643716962012-07-19T19:14:58.450-04:002012-07-19T19:14:58.450-04:00Perhaps a question further: why did Galton never s...Perhaps a question further: why did Galton never suggest copying the Confucian exam system I just mentioned? His estimation was great enough to suggest having the Chinese colonize Africa, and was high in other respects. His lack of interest in the Confucian exam has always puzzled me - maybe he didn't like the grading system (literary review).LaurentMelchiorTelliernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-84549626844622104932012-07-19T18:43:59.249-04:002012-07-19T18:43:59.249-04:00A significant rate of female infanticide was such ...A significant rate of female infanticide was such an important and universal aspect of traditional China, it's probably discussed in just about every book which touches on Chinese demographics. James Z. Lee's One Quarter of Humanity discusses it in exhaustive detail, and he's edited a half dozen other books on Asian demography, all of which cover some of the same ground. Pomeranz'RKU1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-56397413082092955332012-07-19T17:27:59.354-04:002012-07-19T17:27:59.354-04:00I think you are right about America's internal...I think you are right about America's internal problems affecting the role of the dollar as global reserve currency. One of my big economic worries is a positive feedback loop between the two.<br /><br /><br />I wasn't aware of the Chinese demographic history. That seems very relevant. Can you point me to a source where I can learn more? I am curious how they dealt with the gender Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-41146540423547032202012-07-19T16:51:50.382-04:002012-07-19T16:51:50.382-04:00Yes, those are all very important questions. I th...Yes, those are all very important questions. I think another important factor is the not insignificant likelihood that some of America's massive internal problems may be the primary catalyst behind the elimination of the dollar as global reserve currency. America's mammoth and seemingly endless projected trade and fiscal deficits also don't help.<br /><br /><br />But I tend to doubtRKU1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-59009728313081732482012-07-19T16:12:10.937-04:002012-07-19T16:12:10.937-04:00You have raised what I think is one of the most im...You have raised what I think is one of the most important criteria/enablers for being a dominant country--possessing the world's reserve currency (I don't recall this being mentioned in the debate, did I miss it?). Is the dollar's status as reserve currency necessary for American dominance? Is it sufficient? Is it possible to be dominant while another country possesses the reserve Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-37135026567644692082012-07-19T15:26:29.964-04:002012-07-19T15:26:29.964-04:00Well, I think America, Japan, and Western Europe a...Well, I think America, Japan, and Western Europe all have pretty similar per capita GDPs these days, even despite America's huge advantage from the dollar being the world's reserve currency. So if China reached Japan's level, wouldn't that probably mean that China's economy would be larger, perhaps much larger, than that of every other country in the world combined? I'd RKU1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-16794721624743311612012-07-19T13:29:16.655-04:002012-07-19T13:29:16.655-04:00Yes, YS calms the troubled waters once again.Yes, YS calms the troubled waters once again.Bobdisqusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-5892246615374329052012-07-19T12:55:37.062-04:002012-07-19T12:55:37.062-04:00http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2010/10/les-grandes-e...http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2010/10/les-grandes-ecoles-chinois.htmlsteve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-8569488653898679572012-07-19T12:45:13.066-04:002012-07-19T12:45:13.066-04:00Don't you agree that the SAT is an objective m...Don't you agree that the SAT is an objective measure of g and colleges heavily emphasize it.BlackRoseMLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-85499467324336025002012-07-19T12:39:43.844-04:002012-07-19T12:39:43.844-04:00"There is already an objective meritocracy in..."There is already an objective meritocracy in the US: it's called college admissions..."<br /><br />Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.....................................................Yan Shenhttp://profiles.google.com/yanshen71786noreply@blogger.com